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3. Mr. Pursel will discuss some literary devices used in the riddle poems.
===4. Mrs. Phelps will continue the study of poems with a lesson on analyzing poetry. Two poems from the “Free to Be unit” pp. 504,505 “Sit-ins” and “Sorrow Home” will be used. Mrs. Phelps will read each poem out loud and then will preview the questions on pp.506,507 and the literary elements used (yellow box).===

2. Go over homework on analyzing poems.
===2. Mrs. Phelps will have students take notes on the following poetry terms: rhythm, stanza (p.570), meter, rhyme scheme. Students will turn to p. 294 & 295 in their lit. book and use that information as a guide to these terms. Students should also use the glossary.===

3. Mrs. Phelps will show you an example of her favorite song lyrics.
===Homework: use the lyrics to your favorite song (school appropriate) and complete the following: draw a line to divide the stanza breaks, the rhyme scheme of the whole song, and any symbolism or any other literary device you find.===

1. Students will share with their seat groups their homework, then share a few with whole group.
===2. Take notes on the following types of poetry: sonnets (handout), couplet--a poem made with 2 lined stanzas that rhyme--p. 459, ballad (p. 356), free verse (p.310), narrative (p.252), lyric (p.303) and descriptive--uses vivid words and phrases (p.568).=== ===3. Write a definition of each in notes, then have students work with their seating groups and read an example of each type of poem in their group. When reading, look for what type of poetry they liked the best and why.===